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Second
Interdepartmental Meeting on
Video
Technologies for National Security (VT4NS’08)
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CENTURION
CONFERENCE &
EVENT CENTER
170 Colonnade Road South, Ottawa, K2E 7J5
23-24
October 2008
Theme: Deploying
"future-proof" video technology
Goals
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Participants | Presentations* | CD-ROM Proceedings (by request)
Organized
by: CBSA LSSD (Canada
Borders Services Agency, Laboratory and Scientific Services
Directorate).
In
coordination with: US DHS (Department of Homeland Security), and US
DNI-IARPA (Director of National Intelligence, Intelligence Advanced
Research Projects Activity), Computer Vision section, formerly DTO-VACE
(Disruptive Technology Office, Video Analysis and Content Extraction).
Coordinator:
Dmitry O. Gorodnichy,
CBSA LSSD (Dmitry.Gorodnichy@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca)
Background:
- In the context of enhancing security, Video
Technology
(VT) is one of the most demanded technologies of the 21st century.
- Expanding
and improving the capacity and functionality of VT is one of the
current priorities for many federal departments:
- In USA ...
- In GoC ...
- In CBSA ...
- While
VT of the past was
primarily concerned with
video capture and storage, VT of the future is more concerned with
Video Data Management, Video Analytics and its integration with other
sensor systems.
- IARPA (DTO-VACE): conducts evaluation and selection
of the next-generation video analytics technologies. A history of
relationship with IARPA (DTO-VACE) since 2005.
- The first VT4NS meeting was organized by NRC-IIT
Video Recognition Systems, held in June 2007.
Goals:
The
VT4NS workshops bring together project leaders and principle
investigators working on deploying and using Video Technology (VT)
within
the government of Canada. The workshops consist of several invited oral
presentations, followed by focus-group discussions on the raised issues.
Objectives:
- To synchronize the effort in developing solutions for
Video and related (Audio, and Biometrics) Technologies for the new
century.
- To connect VT users and VT experts with each other
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- VT experts present SOTA (state of the art) in
the area;
- VT users present Pilot projects, case studies,
wish list and Action items.
- To populate a list of interests and expertise, and
to create a common knowledgebase.
- To address action items and specific technical issues
from the following topic list.
Topics:
- Nine (9) specific topics have been identified for discussion.
Invited Participants:
- IARPA / Computer Vision section (formerly, DTO-VACE)
- DHS / Science and Technology Directorate /
Suspicious Behavior Detection Programs
- CRIM (Computer Research Institute of Montreal),
L'equipe Vision et Imagerie
- CRC (Industry of Canada, Communications Research
Centre)/Advanced Video Systems
- CBSA / LSSD / Advanced (Surveillance &
Biometric) Technologies,
Electronics and Computer Systems, Network and Computer project
- CBSA / Architecture division / Concepts and
Consultations
- CBSA / Travelers Projects and Systems, People Systems
- CBSA / Operations / Professional Standards
- CBSA / Camera Working Group (inc. Enforcement,
Corporate Security, Regions)
- RCMP /
Surveillance Technology Section / Covert Video (CV), Remote Sensing
Technologies (RST) and Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) units
- RCMP / Video/Audio Analysis Unit, Technical
Investigation Services Branch
- RCMP / Technical Security Branch
- Transport Canada / Security Technology / Security
and Emergency Preparedness
- Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
- DRDC / Automated Intelligent Systems/UAV
- DRDC / Network Information Operations Section
- DND / Forces
In total, 45 people representing over 30 different
federal groups/departments participated in the workshop. The
participants
contact information can be requested from the workshop coordinator.
List of participants [PDF]
Program
and Proceedings
23 October (Thusday) CENTURION
CONFERENCE & EVENT CENTER
24
October (Friday) Laboratory and
Scientific Services Directorate
To request workshop Program and Proceedings, please contact Dmitry O. Gorodnichy.
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